Polly Trottenberg

Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy

Ms. Trottenberg is currently the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Her office currently focuses on surface transportation reauthorization, livability, high-speed rail, the TIGER program and freight policy development. She oversees the offices of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation, Safety, Energy and the Environment, and Economic and Strategic Analysis.

Background

She was previously the Executive Director of Building America’s Future, a non-profit organization created by former Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, to promote infrastructure investment.

Ms. Trottenberg also worked in the United States Senate for 12 years, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for California Senator Barbara Boxer, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.  Ms. Trottenberg also served as Legislative Director for New York Senator Charles Schumer and as Legislative Assistant to New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.  She has worked extensively on transportation, public works, energy and environmental issues during her congressional career.

Before starting her career on Capitol Hill, Ms. Trottenberg worked at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Massachusetts State Senate, and the Massachusetts Port Authority.

Ms. Trottenberg received her undergraduate degree from Barnard College and her Master’s in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government.